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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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